Unsafe pride event in Croatia casts shadow over accession prospects 13th June 2011 1391 0 0 On 11 June, the first LGBT pride march in Split, Croatia, was met with violence from a crowd of an estimated 2,000-10,000 right-wing extremists...
MEPs welcome new report on LGBT rights in 47 European countries 23rd June 2011 1330 0 0 Members of the European Parliament have welcomed the publication of a new report by the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights...
MEPs welcome Lithuania’s new progressive law on advertising 11th July 2011 1311 0 0 A new Law on the Provision of Information to the Public came into force on 30 June, outlawing discrimination based on sexual orientation. Previous...
European Commission: Banning gay men from donating blood is against EU law 8th September 2011 1625 0 0 The European Commission recently affirmed that EU law does not warrant widespread bans on blood donations from gay and bisexual men in several EU...
European Parliament welcomes recent UN developments on sexual orientation and gender identity 28th September 2011 1410 0 0 Today the European Parliament joined the United Nations’ call for safeguarding the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)...
European Parliament: World Health Organization must stop treating transgender people as mentally ill 29th September 2011 1412 0 0 In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament has called on the World Health Organization to stop considering transgender people as...
Belgrade Pride banned: Members of the European Parliament express deep regret 30th September 2011 1361 0 0 The Serbian LGBT pride march Parada Ponosa, due to take place on Sunday in the capital, was banned today by the National Security Council. The...
3 men arrested for ‘acts against nature’: Members of the European Parliament call for their immediate release 19th October 2011 1363 0 0 Last Thursday, police in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus arrested three men in their private home. After five days already spent...
European Parliament repeats call for EU-wide anti-discrimination Directive 26th October 2011 1240 0 0 Twice this week, the European Parliament repeated it wants to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation across the EU. The Parliament...
